862nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Frank McCann-Bombardier
Front Row: Robert M. Neal Co-Pilot
Arlyss (Duane) Wineinger Pilot
493rd Bomber Group/862nd Bomb Squad
Army Air Corps 8th Air Force (The Mighty Eighth)
Robin Deutsch Collection
Confirmed Frank McCann-Bombardier in the photo next to my father Seymour Deutsch.
Object Number - UPL 16170 - Top Row: Lt. Seymour Deutsch-Navigator Frank McCann-Bombardier Front Row: Robert M. Neal Co-Pilot Arlyss...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13080107
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37586908
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-773313
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37623108
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32674408
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Baby Bug, Baby Bug II, Baby Bug III
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 850th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Call Me Savage
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tempest Turner
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heinies Headache
- Unit: 863rd Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron 493rd Bomb Group
Revisions
I have my Grandfather's Military Records, Personal Writings, and have been in contact with the Squadrons.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
